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2. Health care experts who study trends in health issues in populations
4. A disease that is always present in a population in a specific geologic area.
5. This is important to negotiate - you don't want to start a panic, but you do want to prevent unnecessary exposures.
10. An epidemic that has spread across several countries or continents.
11. Occurs infrequently and irregularly.
13. You need to know your ___ in order to plan effective communication about a health issue.
14. A sudden increase in the occurrence of a disease in a localized area

1. Epidemiologists need to be skilled at this
3. Which method of this will work best for your particular audience and issue?
6. Describes an infection that is hospital-acquired.
7. A branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, causes, and control of health problems in a population
8. A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease in a population
9. A common nosocomial infection affecting peoples' lungs.
12. Epidemiologists work to protect ______ health.